Bilga
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Bilga is a historical village near the city, Nurmahal
. Bilga has now grown to have town status. Nurmahal is a sub tehsil in the district Jalandhar
in the Indian state of Punjab
.
clan, Sanghera
.
Bilga lies on the Phillaur
-Nurmahal
Road. The nearest main road to Bilga is Phillaur
-Nurmahal
road which is almost 2 km from the village. The nearest Railway station to this village is the Bilga railway station.
In the centre of the town there is a large gudwara, of important historical significance, the SHRI GURU ARJAN DEV SIKH TEMPLE, as the 5th Guru of the Sikhs, Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (first Sikh Guru to be martyred) had visited the area during the time of his wedding in the neighbouring village of Meo in the year 1589. People from all over the world visit this gurdwara . The population of the village is approximately 20 thousand (2005) and village is divided in 7 portions (portion of a village is known as a patti) which have their own specific names. This village has one sarpanch who has been elected by villagers under the legislative commettie of Jalandhar. The famous singer Tarlochan Singh Bilga takes his name from this village.
The village is also close to the Bilga general hospital which is located on the outskirts of the village.
Aman Preet grand daughter of S.Mohinder Singh and Mrs.Surjit Kaur has become the first person to crack the prestigious Civil Service exam (2009) from this village.
Nurmahal
NurMahal or Noor Mahal is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian State of Punjab. It is a small town located near the Lohian Khas-Nakodar -Ludhiana line in Punjab. This town is also connected with its sister towns of Phillaur and Nakodar by a road which goes side by...
. Bilga has now grown to have town status. Nurmahal is a sub tehsil in the district Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
in the Indian state of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
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The majority of people living in Bilga are of the JattJat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
clan, Sanghera
Sanghera
Sanghera/Senghera is a gotra of the Jat people.-Geographical distribution:The Sanghera/Senghera community are a famous jat clan ....
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Bilga lies on the Phillaur
Phillaur
Phillaur is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.- Overview :Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of Ludhiana and Jalandhar Cantonment. It was a junction for Lohian and Ferozepur. In pre-partition days, it was the main timber market of...
-Nurmahal
Nurmahal
NurMahal or Noor Mahal is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian State of Punjab. It is a small town located near the Lohian Khas-Nakodar -Ludhiana line in Punjab. This town is also connected with its sister towns of Phillaur and Nakodar by a road which goes side by...
Road. The nearest main road to Bilga is Phillaur
Phillaur
Phillaur is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.- Overview :Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of Ludhiana and Jalandhar Cantonment. It was a junction for Lohian and Ferozepur. In pre-partition days, it was the main timber market of...
-Nurmahal
Nurmahal
NurMahal or Noor Mahal is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian State of Punjab. It is a small town located near the Lohian Khas-Nakodar -Ludhiana line in Punjab. This town is also connected with its sister towns of Phillaur and Nakodar by a road which goes side by...
road which is almost 2 km from the village. The nearest Railway station to this village is the Bilga railway station.
In the centre of the town there is a large gudwara, of important historical significance, the SHRI GURU ARJAN DEV SIKH TEMPLE, as the 5th Guru of the Sikhs, Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (first Sikh Guru to be martyred) had visited the area during the time of his wedding in the neighbouring village of Meo in the year 1589. People from all over the world visit this gurdwara . The population of the village is approximately 20 thousand (2005) and village is divided in 7 portions (portion of a village is known as a patti) which have their own specific names. This village has one sarpanch who has been elected by villagers under the legislative commettie of Jalandhar. The famous singer Tarlochan Singh Bilga takes his name from this village.
The village is also close to the Bilga general hospital which is located on the outskirts of the village.
Aman Preet grand daughter of S.Mohinder Singh and Mrs.Surjit Kaur has become the first person to crack the prestigious Civil Service exam (2009) from this village.